Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stephens). They took down the Legacy Academy Warriors 86-69 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Roadrunners.
Stephens was led to victory by Micah White and Kason Powell. White went 12 for 22 en route to 27 points, while Powell went 11 for 17 en route to 25 points. Powell's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Weston White was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 11 points.
Legacy Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Manolo Vazquez, who went 10 for 23 en route to 26 points plus seven assists and six steals, and Jude Gallagher, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Legacy Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of James Bartek, who had two points plus eight rebounds and five assists.
The win got Stephens back to even at 4-4. As for Legacy Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stephens will square off against New Life Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Stephens' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches. As for Legacy Academy, they will challenge Columbia Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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